Abiotic degradation of hexahydro-1,3,5-trinitro-1,3,5-triazine in the presence of hydrogen sulfide and black carbon

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 2118-2123

  Kemper, Jerome M ^a   Ammar, Emaan ^a   Mitch, William A ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON BLACK; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN SULFIDE; REDUCTION;

ABIOTIC DEGRADATION; FORMING NITRITE;

NITROGEN COMPOUNDS;

ACTIVATED CARBON; AZO DYE; CARBON; CYCLONITE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; IRON; NITRITE; QUINONE DERIVATIVE;

CARBON BLACK; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HYDROGEN SULFIDE; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; REDUCTION;

BLACK CARBON; DEGRADATION; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MATE FIDELITY; POLLUTANT REMOVAL; REDOX CONDITIONS; TRIAZINE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; DEGRADATION; NITROSATION; SEDIMENT;

CARBON; EXPLOSIVE AGENTS; GEOLOGIC SEDIMENTS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; SEAWATER; TRIAZINES; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL;

EID: 41849086606     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702402a     Document Type: Article

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